President Bush has requested a $467 million budget for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in Fiscal Year 2006, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA Jonathan Snare announced. The request represents an increase of $2.8 million from last year’s …
Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. on Monday reported net income of $143.7 million, or $2.54 per share on a fully diluted basis, for the fourth quarter of 2004. This net income includes net after-tax realized gains on investments of $16.1 million or …
In 2003, workplace homicides reportedly increased faster than any other cause of a worker fatality, and females made up 81 percent of the total number of the 631 victims. In all, 5,559 people died from job-related injuries in the U.S. …
Indiana homeowners and renters who have applied for disaster assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after the severe winter storms and flooding that began Jan. 1 will reportedly hear soon from damage inspectors. “When you apply for disaster …
Since the early phases of its construction in 1993, the City of Denver and Denver County have been aware that the United Airlines concourse of Denver International Airport (DIA) has been contaminated by toxic deicing fluids, raw sewage, mold and …
If receiving an engagement ring or other piece of expensive jewelry on Valentine’s Day, make sure to have the necessary insurance, advises the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Standard homeowners and renters insurance policies include coverage for personal items such as …
On Dec. 16, 2004, Virgil Ray Blackmer, 51, and his son, Brian Blackmer, 19, both of San Jose, were arrested on one felony count each of insurance fraud. The suspects were booked into the Santa Clara county jail after they …
ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operations of The ACE Group of Companies has introduced ACE Spectra, an admitted insurance product that provides coverage for property damage and business interruption resulting from a tropical storm or hurricane. The policy can cover …
The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) issued the following statement from Senior Vice President-Federal Affairs, David Winston, concerning President Bush’s call recently for federal class action reform legislation: “NAMIC wholeheartedly agrees with President Bush’s statement in his State …
A former truck driver who falsely claimed to have been injured and permanently disabled in the terror attack on the World Trade Center pleaded guilty recently to making fraudulent personal-injury claims to the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, U.S. Attorney …